Shaker Creek (Ohio) Explained

Shaker Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Ohio. The 8.7miles long stream empties into Dicks Creek.

Shaker Creek was so named after the Shakers who settled near it.[1] The area around Shaker Creek once formed a wetland called Shaker Swamp; the latter was drained and the land reclaimed.[2]

References

39.4708°N -84.3608°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Warren County, Ohio Place Names . Warren County Genealogical Society . 13 March 2018 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20180313042457/http://www.co.warren.oh.us/genealogy/genealogy/placenames.htm . 13 March 2018 .
  2. Book: The History of Warren County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County ; Its Townships, Towns ; General and Local Statistics. 1882. W.H. Beers & Company. 441.

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